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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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